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Greene’s is currently privileged to be hosting an exhibition of paintings by Vítor Pomar. The exhibition opened on 15th September, 2017 and will run for the remainder of the academic year. Vítor Pomar has exhibited widely and is recognised as an influential artist of his generation with his works forming part of the permanent collection at [...]

Even if you feel confident, it does not harm to have a back-up plan. Here are four simple things you should do this summer: Research universities and courses you are interested in with entry requirements below your insurance offer – you can use the UCAS search function to do so; Make a list [...]

Conservation group Rhinos Without Borders have captured today’s headlines thanks to BBC News who ran a home page story ‘How do you make a rhino fly?’. It may well sound like a line from the ‘Do elephants fly in jumbo jets’ book of jokes, but no. It’s a serious story about the conservation group’s anti-poaching [...]

What a month March has been for breaking stories in the world of Geoscience providing much debate and excitement at Greene’s. Today we learn that London’s Natural History Museum is sending one of its most delicate fossil specimens of Archaeopteryx, the so-called ‘first bird’ on a global tour starting in Japan. Accompanying the bird will [...]

At Greene’s we espouse the tutorial method of learning because of the way in which knowledge is consolidated and critical thinking skills developed in discussion between student and tutor. As the story of Pierre Larousse shows; that knowledge and understanding can be gained through an interactive and creative learning process has not always been the [...]

Eliza Harry, a student at Greene’s, has been awarded the prestigious R.A. Butler 2016 second prize for her essay: “Is there a meaningful distinction between economic and political power?” There were 104 entries to the essay competition – a record. Eliza’s achievement is considerable and we warmly congratulate her for her success. The judging panel [...]

As university application season approaches, many students will be gearing up to take one of the many aptitude tests increasingly used by top universities to differentiate between the brightest candidates. Aptitude tests assess general academic skills and thought processes rather than academic achievement or concrete subject knowledge, so many assume they cannot be prepared for [...]

Students aiming for admission to a U.S. university will doubtless be familiar with the SAT and ACT, two different aptitude tests that are designed to enable admissions tutors to assess the suitability of applicants to academic study. What they may not realise, however, is that the SAT has recently undergone its biggest overhaul for decades [...]

The linear A level system was introduced in the early 1950s, replacing the Higher School Certificate, and allowing students to specialise in single subjects of their choice at a higher level. The opportunities to retake those single subjects did not seem overly restrictive at the time, but in 1989 the AS was introduced, and for [...]

Head of Examinations, Dr Agnieszka Balicka, writes We are almost at the end of the summer examination cycle. We hope that you will achieve your desired grades and enter into the next chapter of your life with a smile and confidence. Those of you who sat CIE exams are most likely aware that results day [...]